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mosey
/ˈmoʊ.zi/
verb 3name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
over
VERB + MOSEY
decided, let's, time
PREP.
along, down, on, toward, up
Definitions
verb
1
To set off, get going; to start a journey.
Haven't got time. I must mosey up to the North End to see a man who has got a lovely throat. Nobody can find out what is the matter. He has puzzled all the doctors.
2
To go off quickly: to hurry up.
3
To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.
We'll mosey along toward the river. Kinder take it easy an' drift the herd down slow so as to let the cattle put on flesh.
“Was he runnin‘?” “No, he’s just moseyin‘ along, so slow you can’t hardly tell it. He’s comin’ this way.”
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — walk leisurely
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Haven't got time. I must mosey up to the North End to see a man who has got a lovely throat. Nobody can find out what is the matter. He has puzzled all the doctors.
Wiktionary02
We'll mosey along toward the river. Kinder take it easy an' drift the herd down slow so as to let the cattle put on flesh.
Wiktionary03
“Was he runnin‘?” “No, he’s just moseyin‘ along, so slow you can’t hardly tell it. He’s comin’ this way.”
Wiktionary04
Tom decided to mosey on over to Mary's place.
Tatoeba · #104067205
Let's mosey on down to the river.
Tatoeba · #1410217Usage Notes
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